Operations Manager

About District Arts and Education

DAE is a non-profit with an overarching vision of helping to create a digital-literate and human-centric workforce and culture, which we support through our mission to design and deliver programs and experiences that serve as a catalyst for communities that have been historically and systemically under-resourced and under-served.

About the Role

The Operations Manager is accountable for the oversight and execution of all facilities and operations logistics.

Key responsibilities include:

• Serve as the central point of coordination for campus happenings and related logistics, including the maintenance of the overall organizational calendar
• Manage facility and operational vendors, and track related certifications and maintenance records
• Propose and manage the operations and facility budget, and act as the primary point of accountability for campus inventories
• Ensure all existing organizational process and procedures are followed, and propose adjustments and alternate solutions, as needed
• Ability to be on-site daily and attend occasional after-hours events

The ideal candidate for this role will have 5 – 6 years’ experience in an operations and/or manager role, that required a high level of project management and coordination activity.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in operations and facility management.
• High-level of personal accountability, with the ability to complete tasks on-time.
• Experience with project management platforms (Monday.com, Basecamp, or Asana).
• Comfort and experience working in highly diverse communities and organizations.
• Strong, poised communicator with exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to develop positive and meaningful working relationships with a diverse group of peers.
• Looks for opportunities to improve the organization without losing sight of current deliverables and priorities; sees their individual work as part of the whole and supports that whole when needed.
• Open to both giving and receiving healthy feedback; flexible while also forming and keeping healthy boundaries.
• Open-minded team player, self-starter with a desire to “build & create”; able to succeed in a fast-paced start-up environment and manage competing priorities.
• Committed to the cause and willing to be an ambassador for our mission.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New Haven, CT 06510: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Vendor management: 5 years (Preferred)
• Facilities management: 5 years (Preferred)
• Project management: 5 years (Preferred)
• Budgeting: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55,000 - $65,000